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\nMMA fighter Raja Jackson was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 18 in Los Angeles on a felony charge, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s websiteMore than 5,000 people signed a petition calling for Jackson’s arrest after he brutally attacked wrestler Stuart “Syko Stu” Smith on Aug. 23Jackson is being held on $50,000 bail, per the sheriff’s department<\/p>\n
MMA fighter Raja Jackson<\/a> was arrested in Los Angeles nearly one month after an attack on Stuart “Syko Stu” Smith<\/a> that left the wrestler hospitalized.\n<\/p>\n Jackson, the 25-year-old son of former UFC star Quinton “Rampage” Jackson<\/a>, was arrested on a felony charge on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 18, according to records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.\n<\/p>\n He is currently being held on $50,000 bail.\n<\/p>\n Additional details about his arrest and charges were not made available.\n<\/p>\n Raja Jackson via Instagram.<\/p>\n Raja Jackson\/Instagram<\/p>\n Jackson’s arrest comes nearly one month after the Aug. 23 event where he brutally beat Smith in the ring at an independent pro wrestling event.\n<\/p>\n The incident and its aftermath was captured on Jackson’s own Kick livestream. Following the circulation of the footage online \u2014\u00a0and Smith’s wife confirming he suffered “a serious head injury” and trauma to his face \u2014 many called for Jackson’s arrest.\n<\/p>\n A petition on Change.org<\/a> started on Aug. 26 calls for Jackson’s arrest earned more than 5,000 signatures.\n<\/p>\n Logan Paul<\/a> shared that he believed Jackson “belongs in jail” on the Sept. 10 episode of his podcast Impaulsive<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n “I firmly, 10,000% believe he belongs in jail,\u201d Paul, 30, said. \u201cAssault is an understatement. He tried to kill a man. And it was live-streamed on his Kick channel.\u201d\n<\/p>\n